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CONTAINER Filed Marsh 19, 1942 I Patented June 15, 1943 CONTAINER Harry-Sebell, Marblehead, Mass., assignor of onehalt. to Arthur H. Parker,Lexington, Mass.

Application Marcli19, 1942, Serial No. 435,321

3 Claims.

This invention relates to containers and especially to containers inwhich the body portion is formed of glass; plastics, fiber, or othernonmetallic material, and the cover or closure member is formed of sheetmetal.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel construction forlocking the cover to the container body when the container is firstfilled and sealed and which also provides means by which the cover ishinged to the body when the container is opened.

In order to give an understanding of the invention, I have illustratedin the drawing a selected embodiment thereof, which will now bedescribed, after which the novel features will be pointed out in theclaims.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through a sealed containerembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the cover or closure member.

Fig: 3 is a view of the sheet metal piece from "which the retaining bandis formed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the retaining band with a portion brokenout.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the tear strip removedand the closure swung into an open position.

In Fig. 1, the container body is indicated at I, and as stated above, itmay be'made of glass, plastics, fiber, or any other suitable material.

At the top edge portion of the body the wall is thickened, as shown at2, and is formed with an exterior rib 3 which provides on its upper sidean upwardly facing shoulder 4 situated somewhat below the top edge 5 ofthe container wall,

and on its lower edge a downwardly facing shoulder 6.

The cover or closure member is indicated at l, and it is provided with aperipheral skirt portion 8 which encircles the container body above theshoulder i.

The closur member I is also provided with a hinge-forming tab 9 which ispreferably integral therewith and which provides a hinge for the closuremember after the container has been opened, as will be presentlydescribed.

When the closure is applied to the container body, the tab 9 is bentdownwardly so as to overlie the outer face of the rib 3, and preferablysaid tab will be made long enough so that the end thereof can be bentaround the shoulder 6, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The skirt portion theclosure member to the other side edge of said tab. The bottom edge ofthe skirt 8 is shown as being bent to form an outwardly directed beadl0, and the skirt may have such a vertical dimension that it will reston the upwardly facing shoulder l.

The central portion of the closure member is shown as depressedslightly, thereby forming with the skirt 8 a channel II to receive asuitable packing or sealing compound l2. When the cover is applied tothe container body, the upper edge 5 thereof enters this channel llslightly, and the sealing compound B! provides a tight seal.

The cover or closure member I is retained its closed position on thecontainer by means of a retaining band Hi. This retaining band is madefrom a blank it of sheet metal which is bent into circular form and theends l5 and iii of which are welded or united together in some suitableway. The upper edge of this retaining band is folded over to form aninwardly directed bead l1, and the band has such a diameter that itsnugly fits the exterior of the rib 3.

In sealing the container, the-closure member l is placed in positionwith its skirt 8 encircling the upper edge of the container body, andthen the retaining band it is placed in postiion encircling the rib 3and with its bead ll engaging the bead to at the lower edge of the skirt8. When the parts are thus assembled,.pressure is applied to the bead iiof the retaining band to force'it tightly into engagement with the beadlb of the closure, and then the lower edge E8 of I the retaining band isbent inwardly underneath the shoulder 6, as shown in Fig. 1, therebylocking the retaining band in place.

This retaining band is provided with a tear strip which can be torn outwhen the container is to be opened. Such tear strip may be provided forby making the blank It with two score lines I9 and 20 which form betweenthem the tear-out strip 2|. The blank I4 is preferably made at one endwith a tab 22 which is in line with the tear-out strip 2| and forms anextension plement to the free end of the tab 22 and then 8 of theclosure 1 extends entirely thereabout extear the tear strip 2| from theretaining band. By so doing, the retaining band is divided into a lowerportion 23, which is retained on' the rib 3, and an upper portion 24having the bead H, which is retained on the closure member.

The application of the retaining band I3 to the container body serves toclamp the hinge-forming tab firmly between said band and the exteriorface of the rib 3. After-the tear strip 2|, has been removed from theretaining band, then the cover or closure 7 can be lifted from the top.of the container body by inserting a suitable implement between the beadl and the shoulder 4. Since the hinge-forming tab 9 remains clamped tothe rib 3 by the lower portion 23 of the retaining band, said tab willprovide a hinge about which the closur member I may be swung, as shownin Fig. 5, when the container is to be opened. This tab also constitutesa permanent connection between the closure and the container body andthus forms a hinge about which the cover can be swung as the containeris repeatedly opened and closed.

I claim:

l. A container comprising a container body having an exteriorcircumferentialrib adjacent its top, a closure member provided with aperipheral skirt which fits the outer wall of the body above the rib andwhich terminates at its lower edge in an outwardly directed bead, saidclosure member having integral therewith a hinge-forming tab whichextends downwardly past the rib, and a retaining band-encircling andtightly fit-' ting said rib and clamping said tab thereto, the upperedge of the band being formed with an inwardly directed bead whichoverlies the bead of said skirt and the lower edge of said band togetherwith the lower vend of the underlying hinge-forming tab being bentinwardly underneath the rib, said band being provided between its topand bottom edges with a tear strip portion which can be torn out whenthe container is to be opened. the hinge-forming tab which remainsclamped to the rib after the tear-out strip has been removedconstituting a hinge for the closure member.

2. A container comprising a container body having a circumferentialdownwardly facing shoulder adjacent its top edge, a closure memberprovided with a peripheral skirt which encircles and fits the outer faceof the body above the lower vend of the tab being bent inwardlyunderneath said shoulder, said band being provided between its top andbottom edges with a tearstrip portion which can be torn out when thecontainer is to be opened, the hinge-forming tab which remains clampedto the container body after the tear-out strip has been removedconstituting a hinge for the closure member.

3. A container comprising a container body having a circumferentialdownwardly facing shoulder adjacent its top edge, a closure memberprovided with a peripheral skirt which encircles and fits the outer faceof the body above said shoulderand which terminates at its lower edge inan outwardly directed'bead, said closure member having integraltherewith a downwardly directed hinge-forming tab which engages the ex,-terior of the container body above said shoulder, and a retainingband'encircling and tightly fitting the wall of the body above saidshoulder and clamping the tab to said wall, the upper edge of said bandbeing formed with an inwardly directed bead which overlies and engagesthe bead of said skirt and the lower edge of said band being bentinwardly underneath said shoulder, said band being provided in itsintermediate portion with an annular tear strip which can be torn outwhen the container is 'to be opened, the part of the band below the tearstrip remaining clamped to the container, said tab extending below thetear strip whereby after the tear strip has been removed the lower endof the tab remains clamped to the container by the lower portion of theband and said tab then constitutes a hinge for the closure member.

HARRY SEBELL.

